Periop Today is AORN’s bi-weekly digital newsletter comprised of perioperative news, announcements, guidelines, professional development opportunities, legislative guidance, and timely updates to our members. Periop Today also features the popular clinical question of the week, AORN's Guidelines for Perioperative Practice implementation tools, and a variety of perioperative resources.
The Latest Issue: 03/13/2019
Bridging the Gap from Theory to Practice for New Nurses
A new AORN position statement proposes what a successful perioperative nurse residency program should look like and why such programs are needed.
March 13, 2019
Bridging the Gap from Theory to Practice for New Nurses
A new AORN position statement proposes what a successful perioperative nurse residency program should look like and why such programs are needed.
March 13, 2019
4 Essential Steps to Help Reduce Your ASC's Surgical Site Infections
The patient arrives at your ASC. Their paperwork is in order, and they pay off the remainder of their balance. The procedure can proceed as scheduled. The patient is admitted, and eventually brought into the operating room. There are no complications with anesthesia, and the surgery goes as planned. The patient is taken to the recovery area and eventually discharged. It's a job well done … or so it seems.
March 13, 2019
5 Ways to KonMari Your OR
A nurse shares how Marie Kondo’s famous approach to tidying up spaces can be applied across the perioperative setting.
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